Word

confess, v.
(confessed, confesses, confessing)
freq. cnt. 13

confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 10

confess fink squeal

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

confession confession confessor

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

squealer

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

fink

semantic pointers

hypernym

admit, acknowledge

admit (to a wrongdoing)
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 14 freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1

concede confess profess

sample sentences

"She confessed that she had taken the money"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

confession confession confessor

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

profession

semantic pointers

hypernym

admit, acknowledge

hyponym

make a clean breast of, own up, fess up

confess to God in the presence of a priest, as in the Catholic faith
<verb.communication>

confess

verb frames

Somebody ----s

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

confession confessor

semantic pointers

hypernym

admit, acknowledge